Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management

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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the most widespread networking protocol in use today, forming the base of many networks, including the Internet. TCP/IP is actually not just one protocol, but is a protocol suite. It is a group of protocols that work together and allow dissimilar systems (systems built by different manufacturers using different operating systems) to talk to each other through a common set of rules (hence the term protocol). It seems appropriate that credit for establishing the original concept of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, and how these protocols ...

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